A group of more than 60 Palestinian youths participated in a trip to the village of al Walaja, to the west of Bethlehem, on Friday 15th June 2012 in order to reach out to the local community and to enhance the Palestinian presence in the area which has experienced much land confiscation, settler violence and […]
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Statement on end to Mahmoud Sarsak’s hunger strike
Yesterday, Tuesday 19th June 2012, we received the news that Mahmoud Sarsak, a professional footballer from Gaza held without charge or trial by Israel for the last three years, has ended his unprecedented 92 day hunger strike. His lawyer Muhammed Jabareen announced that Sarsak agreed to end his hunger after the Israel occupation authorities promised […]
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Israeli Supreme Court Orders Return of Land Stolen from Dura Al Qa’re Farmer
"The only alternative that would be acceptable to me would be your complete withdrawal from all Palestinian land.” The case of Khalid Abdullah Yassin. Thus spoke Khalid Abdullah Yassin, a farmer from the small village of Dura, near Ramallah, when the Israeli government offered him a huge sum of money to lease from him the […]
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WSF Free Palestine Website Launch
Launch of World Social Forum-Free Palestine website: www.wsfpalestine.net We are excited to announce the launch of the official, multilingual website for the World Social Forum-Free Palestine which will take place in Porto Alegre, Brazil, between the 28th November and 1st December 2012. The website has a wide variety of practical information about the World Social Forum- […]
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Solidarity events for Palestinian political prisoners and the ongoing hunger strike of Mahmoud Sarsak – Sunday 8th June – Sunday 15th June
While solidarity actions with the Palestinian political prisoners are continuing, the last week has seen ever increasing activity around the unprecedented hunger strike of 25 year old Palestinian professional footballer Mahmoud Sarsak, imprisoned without charge or trial by the Israeli occupation forces for the last three years. As international outrage over his illegal detention by […]
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Weekly Report 15.6.12
Bil’in: A Palestinian citizen was injured and dozens of other citizens and activists suffered from temporary suffocation as the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) suppressed the weekly demonstration against the Wall and Settlements. The protestors marched under the slogan “We are all Mahmoud Sarsak and Akram Alrichawi” who are on hunger strike for the 92nd and […]
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Weekly Report 9.6.12
Ni’lin: During the weekly march against the Wall and Settlements after Friday Prayers at the village of Ni’lin soldiers of the occupation fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the crowd. Dozens suffered from temporary suffocation. The demonstrators chanted slogans in support of the prisoners and condemning the policies of the occupation against the […]
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Jordan Valley Displacements and Demolitions Continue
This morning Israeli troops forced homeowners in the Jordan Valley to demolish their homes, having issued 24 demolition notices to four families. The forces did not wait the 24 hours, but evicted the families, who live in the north of the Valley. The head of the local council in Wadi Al Maleh Aref Daraghmeh, a […]
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Protests Mark the 45th Anniversary of the Naksa
Tuesday 5th of June 2012 marked the 45th anniversary of the Naksa, the day that Israel occupied the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza Strip, the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula and the Syrian Golan Heights. To mark this anniversary marches were arranged in various locations across the still occupied Palestinian Territories. Hebron: A demonstration in Hebron, […]
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Herak Shababi Mustakil Call for the World Social Forum: Free Palestine
From November 28 to December 1 2012 the World Social Forum "Free Palestine" will be held in Porto Alegre (Brazil)´. This is a historic event that brings together solidarity, human rights and social justice movements and organizations from across the globe to develop and debate ideas, share experiences, network and plan strategies and campaigns to […]